Comments on: Sugar part 2 – HFCS commercials http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/sugar-part-2-%e2%80%93-hfcs-commercials The Art and Science of Healthy Living Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:47:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Melissa http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/sugar-part-2-%e2%80%93-hfcs-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-3227 Melissa Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:15:37 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=456#comment-3227 Hey Sheila — Nice to "meet" you. And thanks for the comments, I appreciate it. There's a great resource for mom's with GF kids called R.O.C.K. Danna Korn started it years ago. Here's a couple of links. One for the main website and one for a Canadian version. They should have some good Halloween alternatives and information. I always give out colorful pencils or markers for trick or treaters. I don't even mess with food. Hope this helps! http://www.glutenfreedom.net/ http://www.vanceliackids.com/Home.html Hey Sheila — Nice to “meet” you. And thanks for the comments, I appreciate it. There’s a great resource for mom’s with GF kids called R.O.C.K. Danna Korn started it years ago. Here’s a couple of links. One for the main website and one for a Canadian version. They should have some good Halloween alternatives and information. I always give out colorful pencils or markers for trick or treaters. I don’t even mess with food. Hope this helps!

http://www.glutenfreedom.net/

http://www.vanceliackids.com/Home.html

]]> By: Sheila http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/sugar-part-2-%e2%80%93-hfcs-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-3224 Sheila Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:27:28 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=456#comment-3224 Hi Melissa, I just stumbled upon your website via Gluten-free Girl Shauna. I am glad that you write about the dangers of HFCS. Luckily I haven't seen these terrible sugar commercials that you have in the US. Thankfully they aren't in Canada, yet. Anyways, I read that you have a daughter who eats gluten-free and presumably HFCS-free. I have 2 daughters that eat gluten-free and are planning on going Halloweening this year. Do you have any ideas on how to keep them away from all of the really bad candy that they will be getting? I love all of the facts and information that you provide regarding eating healthy and staying away from the really bad food out there. I applaud your purpose for doing this. Thank you so very much. Hi Melissa, I just stumbled upon your website via Gluten-free Girl Shauna. I am glad that you write about the dangers of HFCS. Luckily I haven’t seen these terrible sugar commercials that you have in the US. Thankfully they aren’t in Canada, yet. Anyways, I read that you have a daughter who eats gluten-free and presumably HFCS-free. I have 2 daughters that eat gluten-free and are planning on going Halloweening this year. Do you have any ideas on how to keep them away from all of the really bad candy that they will be getting? I love all of the facts and information that you provide regarding eating healthy and staying away from the really bad food out there. I applaud your purpose for doing this. Thank you so very much.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/sugar-part-2-%e2%80%93-hfcs-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-3209 Melissa Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:14:36 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=456#comment-3209 Kay — all good points! Yes, if you can't pronounce it, it's probably not worth eating! Kay — all good points! Yes, if you can’t pronounce it, it’s probably not worth eating!

]]> By: Kay http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/sugar-part-2-%e2%80%93-hfcs-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-3194 Kay Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:44:51 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=456#comment-3194 You know a food ingredient is bad for you if it needs a spin doctor and an ad campaign. I was angry when I saw these commercials because their message is "It's okay to feed HFCS to the people you love." Ad campaigns don't come free. So folks will now be spending more money for foods with that ingredient. I have a long list of food allergies, including wheat, corn and soy. So I eat basic foods, in their basic form. While reading food labels early on, it became apparent that any product with a long list of ingredients won't work for me. And if I can't pronounce any of the ingredient names, I just put it back on the shelf. You know a food ingredient is bad for you if it needs a spin doctor and an ad campaign. I was angry when I saw these commercials because their message is “It’s okay to feed HFCS to the people you love.”

Ad campaigns don’t come free. So folks will now be spending more money for foods with that ingredient.

I have a long list of food allergies, including wheat, corn and soy. So I eat basic foods, in their basic form. While reading food labels early on, it became apparent that any product with a long list of ingredients won’t work for me. And if I can’t pronounce any of the ingredient names, I just put it back on the shelf.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/sugar-part-2-%e2%80%93-hfcs-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-3188 Melissa Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:17:07 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=456#comment-3188 Tiffany — I haven't seen those diabetes numbers, but I'm not surprised with all the junk food targeted to kids. Thanks for commenting on that. When people see those statistics, hopefully it will make an impression. It's really sad. And like I said, sugar's not evil, it's just SO unhealthy to be pumping into your body at that rate. Tiffany — I haven’t seen those diabetes numbers, but I’m not surprised with all the junk food targeted to kids. Thanks for commenting on that. When people see those statistics, hopefully it will make an impression. It’s really sad. And like I said, sugar’s not evil, it’s just SO unhealthy to be pumping into your body at that rate.

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/sugar-part-2-%e2%80%93-hfcs-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-3185 Tiffany Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:33:48 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=456#comment-3185 Those commercials make me so mad!!! SO MAD! Yes, HFCS is OK in moderation, but try teaching your young child to eat it in moderation. Before he gets diabetes. Good luck with that. OK, enough of my angry rant, but seriously, 1 in 3 kids born in the year 2000 will have diabetes in their lifetime. I say to just avoid the stuff as best you can. Those commercials make me so mad!!! SO MAD!

Yes, HFCS is OK in moderation, but try teaching your young child to eat it in moderation. Before he gets diabetes. Good luck with that.

OK, enough of my angry rant, but seriously, 1 in 3 kids born in the year 2000 will have diabetes in their lifetime. I say to just avoid the stuff as best you can.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/sugar-part-2-%e2%80%93-hfcs-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-3166 Melissa Thu, 25 Sep 2008 18:27:47 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=456#comment-3166 Cindy — I just love having you for a side-kick in this quest for better health! I'll email you the links. In the meantime, if you're interested, here's a post I did on non-dairy calcium sources. http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=314 I'll connect with you over at cindalou's. :-) Cindy — I just love having you for a side-kick in this quest for better health! I’ll email you the links. In the meantime, if you’re interested, here’s a post I did on non-dairy calcium sources.
http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=314

I’ll connect with you over at cindalou’s.
:-)

]]> By: Cindy http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/sugar-part-2-%e2%80%93-hfcs-commercials/comment-page-1#comment-3165 Cindy Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:46:53 +0000 http://www.glutenfreeforgood.com/blog/?p=456#comment-3165 Melissa, thanks for the post! We laughed our butts off at those commercials, Jon found them on YouTube awhile ago. I guess it shows how much momentum to anti-HFCS movement has at the moment. I think that's a good thing- what a day when the chemical additive and flavourings/meat/corn/milk/sugar councils have to defend their products! Horrah! We're all convinced from the dairy council that we need to "drink your milk" for Calcium- I actually got into a fight with a UNC nutritionist about that one. Guess she hadn't heard about broccoli ;) Anyways, that's another rant (though Ben Kim has a nice blog article on Calcium from non-dairy sources, have you seen it?). You're right, we all need balance. I figure if I can't pronounce the ingredient and it doesn't look like a real word, I shouldn't eat it. Lol, I love your pink perversions-of-a-dessert there. I bet they'll last another few years at least. Heck, my parents have stuff in their pantry from the 1980's- no I'm not kidding- and they want to keep it, ewww! I want to link to your sugar series on Cindalou's- do you have a single address for both posts I could use as a "Melissa angers the Sugar Gods" Link? Thanks again! Cindy Melissa, thanks for the post! We laughed our butts off at those commercials, Jon found them on YouTube awhile ago. I guess it shows how much momentum to anti-HFCS movement has at the moment. I think that’s a good thing- what a day when the chemical additive and flavourings/meat/corn/milk/sugar councils have to defend their products! Horrah! We’re all convinced from the dairy council that we need to “drink your milk” for Calcium- I actually got into a fight with a UNC nutritionist about that one. Guess she hadn’t heard about broccoli ;) Anyways, that’s another rant (though Ben Kim has a nice blog article on Calcium from non-dairy sources, have you seen it?). You’re right, we all need balance. I figure if I can’t pronounce the ingredient and it doesn’t look like a real word, I shouldn’t eat it. Lol, I love your pink perversions-of-a-dessert there. I bet they’ll last another few years at least. Heck, my parents have stuff in their pantry from the 1980′s- no I’m not kidding- and they want to keep it, ewww! I want to link to your sugar series on Cindalou’s- do you have a single address for both posts I could use as a “Melissa angers the Sugar Gods” Link? Thanks again!
Cindy

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